Following are pictures from today's 72nd Independence Day Ceremony held at Independence Square. The ceremony included a colourful parade.
A total of 315 officers and 5673 other ranks from the Armed Forces, Police, Special Task Force and Civil Security Department were among the participants at the parade. The parade also featured 154 military vehicles.
Pix by Indika Handuwala
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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